January 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026
Episode 1 of Fed UP: Where Mission Meets Reality — the first conversation about what's broken and what's next.
January 29, 2026
If you're not paying attention to the VA's restructuring, you're already behind. Here's what the reorganization means for contractors.
January 27, 2026
The VA quietly released an RFI that every federal health contractor should be tracking. Here's why it matters.
January 24, 2026
How defense health contractors can survive and compete in the post-8(a) landscape using the Lethality Test framework.
January 22, 2026
VA's OIT posted an RFI for a next-generation referral, authorization, utilization management, and care coordination system.
January 20, 2026
Decoding the MHS Triad's budget priorities and what they signal for defense health capture strategies.
January 15, 2026
IBM's 2025 report reveals organizations mastering AI adoption are 32X more likely to reach top-tier performance. 78% of execs say a new operating model is required.
January 13, 2026
Part 2 of the MHS Triad series: the programs, platforms, and playbook shaping the future of military medicine.
January 10, 2026
The political architect, the Silicon Valley operator, and the defense insider — meet the three leaders reshaping military medicine.
January 8, 2026
A Navy corpsman is waiting on a telehealth consult that routes through systems maintained by contested infrastructure. The readiness implications are real.
January 6, 2026
2026 marks the end of 'paper performance' in defense health — the great clawback is coming for contractors who can't deliver.
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